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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 182 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.54 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 137.54 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 182
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 146th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 137.54 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 17 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hirapur
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 13 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 17 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 26 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khilchipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hirapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 353. That makes it the 146th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Hirapur village has 182 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Hirapur covers 137.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Karanwas, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 17 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 13 km away. Rajgarh is about 17 km away. Rājgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapuri (under 2 km), Karanpura (under 2 km) and Lasodli (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hirapur today is likely to be higher.

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